A pair of the famous ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore during the filming of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz sold for a whopping $28 million in auction on Saturday.
It was the largest amount garnered at an auction for entertainment memorabilia, auction house Heritage Auctions London told The New York Times. The pair, auctioned on behalf of collector Michael Shaw, are one of only four known surviving pairs the actress wore while working on the movie. The buyer was not publicly identified.
The $28 million bid exceeds the price of Marilyn Monroe’s famous subway dress from the 1955 film, The Seven Year Itch, which fetched $5.52 million with fees in 2011. Factoring taxes and fees, the slippers sold for $32.5 million.
Beyond the slippers’ appearance in key scenes from the beloved film, this particular pair of storied slippers traveled a long way to end up on the auction…
